Grant Healthcare Foundation 2008 Awards

Grant Healthcare Foundation Giving by Category 2008
Grant Healthcare Foundation Giving by Type 2008

The following grants were awarded in 2008:

Access Community Health Network
Support for care of uninsured patients at clinic in Summit, Illinois
$50,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation
Support of services at school-based health centers at Amundsen and Lakeview High Schools
$25,000
Alivio Medical Center
General operating support for primary care clinic
$10,000
Alzheimer’s Association
General operating support in memory of Pennie Friedlander
$30,000
American Cancer Society
Support of Patient Navigation Center for cancer patients at Stroger Hospital
$40,000
Anixter Center (Chicago Hearing Society)
Support of audiology services
$10,000
Canine Therapy Corps (formerly Chenney Troupe)
General operating support of animal-assisted therapy program
$15,000
Chicago Botanic Garden
Support of horticultural therapy programming
$70,000
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
Support of mental health services for sexually abused children
$30,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation
Support of Equal Access to Healthcare Information program
$20,000
Chicago Youth Programs, Inc.
Support of primary care clinic in Washington Park
$15,000
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Second payment of two-year award in support of pediatric palliative care program
$150,000
Christopher House
Support of social work services
$25,000
CommunityHealth
General operating support for primary care clinic in Chicago
$20,000
Compassion & Choices
Support building in Chicago area for concerned with end-of-life care
$20,000
Family Health Partnership Clinic
Support of women’s healthcare at primary care clinic in Woodstock, Illinois
$10,000
Family Rescue
General operating support of agency on south side of Chicago for victims of domestic violence
$10,000
Goldie’s Place
Capital support for expansion of dental clinic at homeless shelter on Chicago’s northwest side
$40,000
HealthReach Incorporated
Support of quality of care and patient safety improvements at primary care clinic in Waukegan, Illinois
$12,000
Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
Support of palliative care program
$25,000
Howard Area Community Center
Support of Eleanor Wester Dental Clinic in Rogers Park
$25,000
Howard Brown Health Center
Second payment of two-year award in support of Broadway Youth Center for gay, lesbian and transgendered adolescents
$50,000
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
General operating support for advocate organization for comprehensive sex education in Illinois schools
$5,000
Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
General operating support of primary care clinic on south side of Chicago
$20,000
Interfaith House
Support of services at residence for hospital-released ill homeless adults
$10,000
Joliet Area Community Hospice
Support of hospice care for pediatric patients
$10,000
Lake View Academy
Medical assistance for needy students and their families
$8,000
Lincoln Park Zoo
First payment of a two-year grant in support of North American Zoological Emerging Disease Surveillance Program
$105,000
Music Institute of Chicago
Support of Institute of Therapy through the Arts
$15,000
Near North Health Service Corp.
General operating support for primary care clinic
$30,000
The Night Ministry
Support of health outreach bus to care for homeless in Chicago
$20,000
PCC Wellness Center
General operating support for primary care clinic
$35,000
Pacific Garden Mission
Support of primary care clinic at homeless shelter
$40,000
Partnership For Cures
Support of project to repurpose research
$30,000
Planned Parenthood
General operating support for women’s reproductive health organization
$85,000
Respond Now
Support of prescription voucher program in Chicago Heights
$25,000
Rush University Medical Center
Support of teen pregnancy prevention program
$20,000
St. Bernard Hospital & Healthcare Center
Support of dental clinic on Chicago’s south side
$10,000
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
Support of patient assistance fund
$20,000
Suburban Primary Healthcare Council
Support of Access to Care program for uninsured patients in suburban Cook County
$30,000
Thresholds
Support of medical care to patients with severe mental illness
$35,000
Uhlich Children’s Advantage
Support of health and wellness clinic at agency serving abused, neglected and behaviorally disordered children
$20,000
University of Chicago
Second payment of two-year grant in support of research by Drs. Robert Daum and Susan Boyle-Vavra investigating community-acquired antibiotic-resistant staph infections (MRSA)
$160,000
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Support of research by Dr. Howard Lipton re viral connection To multiple sclerosis
$20,000
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Support of research re retinal disease by Dr. Fishman
$45,000
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED $1,500,000

Grant Healthcare Foundation Giving by Category 2008
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